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Public memorial for music legend Dal Richards
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A public memorial service for music legend Dal Richards is underway at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. A live stream of the service, began at 2 p.m. PT. Richards died Dec. 31 at age 97. Known as Vancouver`s "King of Swing," Richards was ...and more »

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Building boom in Surrey fuelling BC's fastest growing city
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Surrey has been the fastest growing city in B.C. for some time, and new numbers show that it's booming again. In 2015, the value of residential construction — condos, townhouses, houses and high-rises — reached $1.46 billion, almost matching the ...

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Man in custody after United Airlines flight diverted to Vancouver
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A suspect is in custody after a United Airlines flight from Anchorage, Alaska to Denver, Colo., was diverted early Saturday morning to the Vancouver International Airport because of "security concerns," police said. "There was a legitimate security ...and more »

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Man stabbed during brawl at the Cabana Lounge in Vancouver
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One man was taken to hospital with stab wounds, after an apparent brawl at the Cabana Lounge in Vancouver, early Saturday morning. The incident happened at the club on Granville Street near Helmcken Street some time around 2:30 a.m.. Paramedics with ...

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Bear parts trafficking sting nets BC acupuncturist
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The patient appeared desperate, armed with $1,000 in cash and a list of complaints he claimed conventional medicine couldn't cure. It was his second visit to Yunhee (Sarah) Kim's Coquitlam, B.C., acupuncture clinic; the possibility of a treatment ...

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Syrian refugees pepper sprayed outside Vancouver welcome event
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A crowd of refugees attending a welcome event at the Muslim Association of Canada Centre in Vancouver was pepper sprayed by an unknown man on a bicycle. It happened outside the centre on the Kingsway near Victoria Drive around 10:30 p.m. as the ...and more »

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Dedicated little goalie practises hockey moves on frozen puddle
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This is one dedicated hockey player. Sherena Doerksen captured the video of her 12-year-old neighbour Markus Stewart practising his hockey moves on a puddle that had frozen over on an Abbotsford, B.C. street Dec. 30.